The moonlight is long, like the bleak face of a dead man.

The eighth lady stood at the door, letting the wind blow her messy white hair, dangling messily in front of her eyes, others could hear her breathing very thickly, and she looked back slowly with a wheezing breath, she said in a low voice: "Okay, put her body alive, something ...... It's time for an ending. ”

With that, she hobbled out the door on her legs, and soon dissolved into the night.

Qiao Chu raised his eyebrows slightly, and a chill gradually appeared on his face, staring at the back of the eighth lady for a long time.

Sui Han raised his hand to wipe a handful of tears, moved lightly, walked to Pu Luo and gave a slight salute: "Brother, now that my mother has gone, the Qiluo clan is now headed by you, I hope you can build a mourning hall as soon as possible, so that your mother can be buried and rested as soon as possible." ”

Pu Luo nodded at her with a sad face, and said, "Sister, don't worry, I will arrange it." ”

Sui Han sighed and walked to Grandma Jiu's side, and couldn't help wiping her tears, Pu Luo lowered his eyes, but he felt a sharp look above his head, and he was uncomfortable, and raised his eyes to meet the sight of Shang Qiao Chu.

Pu Luo saw the man with an unfathomable expression, unable to explore the meaning of his eyes, he trembled slightly, Qiao Chu hooked his lips with disdain, and left towards the door with a flick of his tail, Mo Yun followed behind him, and when the two disappeared into the moonlight, they could no longer find any trace, Pu Luo changed his face, and his eyebrows and eyes were undisguised, all of them were snickering joy and ambition.

The high gate of the imperial city of the Qiluo tribe is full of walls, the roof ridges are continuous and the courtyards are layered, the middle verandah is connected, the carved railings, the pond rockery in the courtyard, the flowers and plants, all melt into the darkness at this moment.

The red lantern hanging under the eaves of the corridor emitted a faint red light, making Qiao Chu's body feel like he was soaked in a layer of blood, and he didn't go far before he paused.

Standing under the corridor, he raised his eyes to look at the imperial city of the Qiluo clan, even if it was the most splendid palace city, it was now pitch black, only the lanterns in the hands of the ghost-faced guards who patrolled back and forth flickered faintly in the night, but the sporadic light did not dispel the darkness, but set off the night a little more gloomy.

Mo Yun lowered his body and approached Qiao Chu's side, his tone was a little worried: "Master, as soon as the Ninth Lady dies, I'm afraid things will be a little tricky." ”

Qiao Chu retracted his gaze, his eyes squinted at Mo Yun, the vague deep pupils and eyes flowed, and he said in a deep voice: "What do you think about this matter?" ”

Mo Yun straightened up, stared at her eyebrows and was silent for a moment, and after thinking about it carefully, he said in a low voice: "Grandma Jiu's death is indeed a bit strange, I saw her body in the dormitory just now, as Chang Fengxuan said, there are no wounds on her body, and her complexion does not look like poisoning, it does seem to be the end of her life, and she died peacefully, but there is a ...... But it made Mo Yun a little suspicious. ”

When Qiao Chu heard this, his brows were deeply locked, adding a little coldness, and the fingers held by his sleeves tightened a little unconsciously, and he said, "You are talking about her fingers." ”

Mo Yun nodded and said, "When Grandma Nine died, her fingers were slightly bent and suspected to be spasms, and this kind of situation can only happen if she dies suddenly. ”

"Sudden death...... Qiao Chu muttered softly, his eyes empty.

Mo Yun whispered behind him: "This will not happen to people who die normally, only when an external force kills instantly, people's fingers will be subconsciously bent, and Grandma Jiu's body has begun to stiffen, and corpse spots can also be seen on the back of her hand, indicating that she has been dead for nearly an hour." ”

"An hour ago?" Qiao Chu looked up at the dark sky and asked, "What time is it?" ”

Mo Yun replied, "It's almost time. ”

"In this way, then Grandma Nine will die at the right time."

Qiao Chu's brows became deeper and deeper, and he always felt that there was a strangeness floating beside him, which made him unable to grasp it, and he couldn't see it clearly.

"When I met with the Eighth Lady at the corner of the Ninth Grandmother's dormitory, it was about three o'clock after I left...... Didn't she return to Grandma Nine's dormitory and kill her? Qiao Chu speculated.

Mo Yun was taken aback, looked at him and said, "Are you suspicious of the ninth grandmother killed by the eighth lady?" ”

"Impossible!"

Before Qiao Chu could speak, a slightly angry voice came from behind him.

Qiao Chu's face was half hidden in the candlelight, but he didn't look back, Mo Yun looked back when he heard the sound, but saw Chang Fengxuan, Lu Qi, and Pu Luo walking towards here.

Mo Yun lowered his body and bowed to the three of them: "See the patriarch." ”

Pu Luo walked in front of the three of them, and didn't pay attention to Mo Yun, but walked straight to Qiao Chu under the corridor, Pu Luo stood behind him, staring at his back, but didn't say a word.

Qiao Chu stood in the dim light with his hands in his hands, his eyes were a little sarcastic, and he pulled his lips and said: "The dormitory of the Puluo patriarch is in the east, you went around in such a big circle to find Qiao Chu, is it just to say that it is impossible?" ”

Pu Luo stood behind him, his eyes were fierce and he already disdained to disguise, it seemed that the death of Grandma Nine had completely made him have no scruples, and after raising his head again, a pair of eyes that seemed to be smiling glanced at him, with some undisguised mockery: "Aren't you waiting for me here?" My good nephew. ”

Qiao Chu turned around suddenly, his face changed almost instantly, his eyes were slightly red, and his whole body was as cold as ice, he only felt that there was nowhere to vent his anger in his heart, he gritted his teeth and said, "You deserve to call me that!" Puluo, you and I said at the beginning, once I get what I want, I will help you get real power from Grandma Jiu, but now it seems that this deal is going to be nullified. ”

Pu Luo squinted, stared at him for a moment, smiled sadly twice but did not answer, Chang Fengxuan on the side would look at his face at this moment, and interjected in a timely manner: "Qiao Chu, the person who killed Grandma Jiu is not my grandmother." ”

"Oh, why are you so sure she's not a murderer!"

Qiao Chu set his eyes on him, his eyes were extremely sharp, Chang Fengxuan's face was pale, and he shrugged at him: "Because after my grandmother left the ninth grandmother's dormitory last night, I sent her old man back to the room to rest, and when I came back, I passed by the east corner pavilion, and deliberately glanced at the water clock that fell there. Grandma Jiu's death had nothing to do with my grandmother. ”

Chang Fengxuan's words made Qiao Chu's mind flash and frowned, he seemed to have grasped something in the chaotic thoughts, but, before he could think about it and understand, Chang Fengxuan suddenly spoke out again, a sharp light appeared in his eyes, and said: "Qiao Chu, Grandma Jiu is dying peacefully, maybe she is dying, you don't have to dwell on this, but there is indeed a problem that needs to be solved now...... The original agreement between your mother and the ninth grandmother and their mother and daughter has disappeared with the passing of the two, and I am afraid that it will no longer be counted. ”

Qiao Chu's expression froze when he heard this, and then he sneered, and his eyes gradually crossed over the three of them, with endless ridicule and hatred, and said coldly: "It turns out that the three of you came tonight for this sentence." ”

When Duan Changge resurfaced from the water, the cold water had already numbed his limbs, and his black hair was wet with water, sticking to his cheeks indiscriminately, a little embarrassed.

At this moment, he had already seen the stars and moon in the sky, shining like zircon above his head, but his heart was contracting, throbbing, getting denser and more painful. She didn't dare to think deeply, the woman lying on his back was dead, and an unprecedented panic took over her heart.

"Cold smoke, wake up, you see the moonlight."

Duan Changge called her over and over again, knowing that she didn't answer, but he still kept calling her, trying his best to swim forward, and his physical strength gradually became exhausted, but Duan Changge tensed his nerves, didn't dare to relax a little, swam forward with all his strength, and split the water with both arms, moving forward like a fish.

The water became more and more turbulent, and after swimming for a while, Brother Duan felt that his body was uncontrollably drifting with the water, and he knew in his heart that what was waiting for him in front of him was either a cliff or a mud whirlpool.

Duan Changge looked sideways at her with pale lips, and a pair of dark eyes were as deep as night, at this moment, he could only gamble again.

"Hanyan, let's take a gamble." Duan Changge's voice also sank, and the plain white robe on the water floated on the water, like a flower about to sink.

"Okay, I'll accompany you."

A faint voice spit out from her white lips, Bai Hanyan lay softly on Duan Changge's shoulder, and his hanging hands gradually lifted up, encircling his neck, but this light breath made Duan Changge's eyes red when he was always cold.

The two of them went down with the turbulent river, Duan Changge untied the shackles around the waists of the two, held Bai Hanyan in his arms with his backhand, turned around and looked back, the extremely fast river shattered the mirror, and he felt that the canopy of the sky was trampled under his feet, Bai Hanyan gently closed his eyes, and a cool breeze blew, with a heavy chill, sultry muscles and bones.

After a while, the sound of the water was deafening, and the water under him was rushing and thundering, turbulent and abnormal, and the water was carrying branches and stones, and in the blink of an eye, it flowed without knowing where to go.

"Hanyan, but you're afraid?" Duan Changge saw the cliffs and waterfalls in front of him, and asked Bai Hanyan gently.

"Don't be afraid." Duan Changge chuckled, and before falling into the waterfall, he heard her say something gently.

"Wow-" The waterfall water washed the rocks again and again, making a huge sound, and the two fell from the sky and fell into the river, the river rolled like a shock, as far as it was near, and it was cold and compelling.

The deep pool under the waterfall startled a wave of tumbling waves, like marbles broken jade, and the sound was crisp and pleasant.

Under the waterfall, there is a small pool, which is clear all the year round, the blue waves are murmuring, and the lake water is sparkling and turquoise. The reflection of the mountains in the water is like walking in a painting, and the waterfowl gather or soar on the surface of the lake or play in the water.

It's like a paradise.

Farther and farther away from the waterfall, the water surface became calmer and calmer, like a mirror, and when I looked at it under the moonlight, I saw a brocade white robe floating on the surface of the pool, and from a distance, it looked like a dead body lying on the water.